Hypatia

[ hahy-pey-shuh, -pat-ee-uh ]

noun

1. a.d. c370–415, Greek philosopher renowned for her beauty.

Hypatia

/ haɪˈpeɪʃɪə /

noun

1. Hypatia415FGreekPHILOSOPHY: philosopherPOLITICS: politician died 415 ad , Neo-Platonist philosopher and politician, who lectured at Alexandria. She was murdered by a Christian mob

Hypatia

/ hī-pā′shə /

1. Greek philosopher who was the first notable woman mathematician and astronomer. She invented instruments used to view the stars and wrote commentaries on mathematics and astronomy, though none of them survives.

Example Sentences

Hypatia taught men of great influence and highest government, and was eventually stripped, stoned, torn to pieces, and burnt to ashes for her trouble.

From Nautilus

Suidas, the 10th-century author of the first encyclopedia, devoted most of Hypatia’s entry to the debate over whether she died a virgin.

From Nautilus

I have sustained this assertion in two articles on Hypatia, published in "Historical Sketches," 1855.

From Project Gutenberg

Ah, Hypatia, if you could know what a dreary disenchanted blank you have made of my life!

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He cleans and adjusts his glasses—to discover that he is face to face with Miss Hypatia Prendergast.

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Hypatia won't have the chance of ragging you now—she and Miss Trotter have had a bit of a breeze.

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Later—Mr. Van Boodeler has joined the party; Hypatia has contrived to detach her brother.

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